Justus Perthes World Map of Ocean Currents, 1872
Justus Perthes ran one of the great cartographic houses of 19th century Germany, and this sheet from the Gotha atlas shows why. Instead of drawing the world as a set of countries, this 1872 world map of ocean currents maps the sea itself: the circulation of currents across the basins, the reach of sea ice, and sea floor features including reefs. The full German title, Welt-Karte zur Uebersicht der Meeres-Stroemungen und des Schnellverkehrs, names its second subject, the express transport routes that tied ports together in the steamship age.
- World map lettered in German, drawn from the Gotha Justus Perthes 1872 Atlas
- Thematic content: ocean currents, sea ice, and sea floor features such as reefs
- Published by Artokoloro as a digitally restored print made from a high resolution scan of the original, not an original antique sheet
- Finishing options from Map Shop include premium paper, satin lamination, mounting to quarter inch foam core, black or walnut wood rails, and framing

